Sermon Archive

There are few things as classic as a church play. Whether at Christmas, Easter, or any other time, the church play is a spiritual rite of passage. I was in my share of church plays when I was a kid, especially at Christmas, but I was not, unfortunately, much of an actor, so I didn’t […]

He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse – Malachi 4:3. And so ends the Old Testament, on a note both of hopefulness and warning. After the conclusion of that verse […]

Last week I began a series of messages titled The Journey to Advent. To explain a bit more about what this series is intended to do, it is this – as I mentioned last week, my idea is based on the Lessons and Carols service that we observe on Christmas Eve. That service traces the […]

This morning we begin a series of messages titled The Journey to Advent. These are not Advent messages, per se, but are messages leading us to the season of Advent. I had been thinking about what to do after completing the brief series on the Reformation and Tanya mentioned to me that I should do […]

This morning we conclude our brief series of messages about the Reformation. I hope you’re not breathing a sigh of relief! In a few moments, when I read the Scripture text, I am going to use a different Bible than the one I normally use. The Bible I am using this morning – this one […]

Last week we began a 3-message series about the Reformation, and in recent days I have been doing a little bit of polling, asking some of my fellow clergy how many of them were doing sermons about the Reformation, since this month it its 500th anniversary. I have been surprised to get mostly disinterested responses, […]

This morning I begin a brief series of messages based on the Protestant Reformation. Really, you might ask. Sounds kind of boring to me. I assure you it is not. Speaking about the Reformation is much, much more than simply offering a dry history lesson, as it continues to so profoundly influence us after 500 […]

Last Sunday I mentioned that I would this week begin a brief series of messages based on the Protestant Reformation. October 31st is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, which was an historical event of immense importance. After the events of the past week in Las Vegas, however, I decided to delay that series of […]

This week we conclude the series of messages titled I Love the Church Because… This week’s message is I Love the Church Because…It Brings Change. We will soon begin another series of messages, and once again, I am asking for your input. Is there a passage in the Bible that has always puzzled you? A […]

This week we continue the series of messages titled I Love the Church Because… This week’s message is I Love the Church Because…I Can Be Real. I am often fascinated by commercials, or as the broadcasting medium calls them, “messages.” In our day and age commercials – especially television commercials – specialize in absurdity. Next […]